Helen I. Sloan, 81, lifetime resident of Cimarron Valley, passed away on May 31, 2011 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Tulsa.
Helen was born in Pryor, OK, on July 29th, 1929 to George Carothers & Mona Kidder. Helen was raised in Ripley and then later in life moved to Cushing where she worked at the Cushing Regional Hospital & then retired from the Cushing Senior Citizen Center. Helen also volunteered at the meals on wheels program thru the Cushing Hospital. She loved animals, as well as people and was on the top of the list at her Neighborhood Watch Program.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Sloan, Sr.; as well as her parents, George and Mona Carothers; three brothers, Dale Carothers, Bob Carothers, and Ray Carothers, all of Ripley and two sisters, Dorothy Van Brunt of Cushing and Aletha Snyder of Ripley.
Survivors include one sister, Freda Tietz of Ripley and one brother Johnny Carothers of Oilton; Helen was blessed with six children, whom she loved dearly, Sharon Van Brunt of Oregon, James Powell of Cushing, Teresa & Ray Saturino of Bridgeport, TX, Franklin and Janice Powell of Sapulpa, Geneva & George Bodiford of Cushing and Billy and Cheri Sloan of Cushing; Helen also had grandchildren, Bodie, Stephanie, Tera, Raeleene, Readawn, RJ, Michelle, Tabby, Frank, Jr., Stormy, Tobey, Donna, Jeremy, Ronnie, JC, Curtis and Heather and from these came 44 more blessings, her great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held at a later time for the family.
You may share your condolences with the Sloan family at www.davisfh.net.
Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home.
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